Kate Flournoy

@rochellaine

Are you around yet?? I’m in need of emotional encouragement.

@notawriter

Ah, no worries! Those things can be annoying!

Okay, that is the coolest idea I’ve heard in forever. I think you should write it if you want to! The thing about Robin Hood is that there are a lot of Robin Hood books but not so many retellings, as in making a purposeful (and shocking!) twist to the story. I can only think of one R…[Read more]

@sam-kowal I seem to remember Stan’s “heavy metal death screams” being mentioned before. 😉 😀

@waterlily, I have a very interesting style of either I completely plan out the book, or just have a vague idea and go with the flow. there is no in between for me until I have gotten father into it.

I have found it easiest to not outline in the beginning, but as the story progresses to jot down your ideas. But that might just be me

@ariel-ashira, my plan is to have it done by June. So be on the lookout then for a way to read it then

I use K.M.Wieland’s outlining system for outlining my novel. I only do basic outlines of chapters when I come to them. I also keep a long bullet list of random ideas for my story and many of these ideas end up getting woven into the plot.

I love outlining (or, at least I love how it works for me) and I don’t think I know anybody who has tried outlining and been disappointed by it. I also know a couple people who have tried outlining and been happy they did.

At the same time, I don’t recommend outlining everything. Your story needs room to evolve. If you outline too deeply, you’ll…[Read more]

@gh24682468999 I use a character questionnaire sheet I made up that used to be on KP and is currently on the Story Embers site. For me, a lot of a character has to do with asking enough questions about them to boil them down to three central qualities about who they are as a person. Once I have a set core for the character, it’s easier for me to…[Read more]

@celticcailin Hi! I love music, but I don’t write lyrics (I play cajon.)

I think @dekreel , @sam-kowal , and @alia write songs, though. (Tell me if I’m wrong, guys!)

Good luck on your music!

@sleepwalkingmk

THANK YOU 🙂 🙂

I know, the Chessy and Manly scenes made me very emotional 😢

And yes, be scared! There is emotional trauma coming for you!

@rochellaine

Bye 🙂

@jess-penrose that’s really cool! I can’t even play an instrument, let alone compose music but it sounds like an amazing skill!

(Oh yes, I love Banjo. Henry Lawson not so much, but Banjo is awesome! What’s your favourite poem?)

I have to go now 🙂

@rochellaine

I’m working on my novel and also replying to some of the comments you guys have made.

@Rochellaine

Hey! I can’t be on the internet for long but I’ll be around for 1/2 hr.

What you working on? I’m glad you liked it. Its a pretty cool book, I really need to do a reread of it!

@skredder

Sorry that I haven’t got around to reading these parts yet. I’ve been having internet trouble and Google docs hasn’t been talking to me, but I finally got my own doc to update (Oh, no! I just realised, I forgot to tag you! Eep! There’s an update on my novel, Skredder, which you should be able to see over on my thread). Hopefully I…[Read more]

@notawriter

No worries, that’s fine! I love answering questions 😀

I actually just wrote a blog post on this, which you can check out if you like. https://anordinarypen.wordpress.com/2018/03/24/finding-inspiration-for-a-retelling/

I really love writing retellings, I think for the same reason I like reusing and recycling material objects,…[Read more]

@waterlily Nope. I don’t outline before I start. The most I ever do is write a couple of ideas for the next two or three scenes and have a general idea of how the story is probably going to end.

Sometimes it doesn’t turn out the best, but, hey, that’s what editing is for. 🙂

@skredder @sleepwalkingmk

Thanks so much for your kind words 😀 It really, genuinely means so much to me!

And guess what! I updated the document, there’s three more chapters now 😀 I’m just experimenting, but let me know if you have to request access again. I don’t think you should need to, but I’m still learning the Google Doc…[Read more]

@ariella-newheart  I would love to draw him, but I don’t have time today.  Maybe later this week!

@rochellaine

I have to disappear now, but I’ll try to compile a list of my favourite Aussie his-fics for you 🙂

@jess-penrose do you read historical? Do you have any Aussie recommendations for Rochellaine?